Re: [PATCH][next] nfp: Use static_assert() to check struct sizes
From: Simon Horman
Date: Mon Aug 12 2024 - 06:22:32 EST
On Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 04:08:35PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Commit d88cabfd9abc ("nfp: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end
> warnings") introduced tagged `struct nfp_dump_tl_hdr`. We want
> to ensure that when new members need to be added to the flexible
> structure, they are always included within this tagged struct.
>
> So, we use `static_assert()` to ensure that the memory layout for
> both the flexible structure and the tagged struct is the same after
> any changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>